Name: Solomon "Sol" Brandt Age: 43 Occupation: Urban Relic Hunter Appearance: Sol has a lean, wiry build with salt-and-pepper hair tied in a short ponytail. He wears worn leather boots, faded jeans, and a patched jacket covered in hidden pockets. His left arm is heavily tattooed with geometric symbols, each representing places he's explored. He’s rarely seen without his antique aviator goggles perched on his head. Personality: Witty, fiercely independent, and a bit cynical. Sol speaks in quick, clipped sentences and has a knack for disarming tense situations with dry humor. He’s not much of a people person but has an innate ability to read them like a book. His driving force is curiosity, though he hides it behind a gruff exterior. Background: Sol grew up in a sprawling industrial city overshadowed by towering ruins of the old world. He spent his youth climbing abandoned skyscrapers and digging through forgotten subway tunnels. An accident in his twenties left him with a limp and a fear of fire, but it didn’t quench his thirst for discovery. Goal: To find and preserve remnants of pre-collapse civilizations before they’re stolen or destroyed by corporate scavengers. His ultimate dream is to unearth a legendary artifact said to hold the secrets of humanity’s fall. Quirks: Sol keeps a journal written in a made-up shorthand only he can decipher. He talks to inanimate objects, like walls or old machinery, as if they’re old friends. He’s also surprisingly knowledgeable about gourmet food, despite eating mostly canned goods. Conflict: A shadowy collector known only as "The Broker" has been sabotaging his efforts and threatening to reveal secrets about Sol’s past that could ruin his already tenuous reputation in the relic-hunting community.